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Morning Buzz: Packers can still make moves

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When Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst justified the selection of punter JK Scott by describing the Alabama product as “rare” — a highly complimentary word in the world of scouting — he was also stepping out on a limb relative to the rest of the league.

One hundred seventy-one players had come and gone before the Packers snagged Scott in the latter stages of the fifth round, including another punter more than 20 picks prior. The Seattle Seahawks were the first team to select a punter in this year’s draft, and general manager John Schneider chose Michael Dickson from Texas.

After that, 17 teams had a chance to draft Scott before the Packers were on the clock with the 172nd overall pick, and all 17 passed. If other general managers agreed with the ascription of rareness, Gutekunst’s belief in Scott was still rarer than most.

“I think obviously in our opinion, one of the best ones — if not the best one — in college, and a guy that you feel good about his skill set,” college scout Matt Malaspina said.

The Packers have only two unsigned draft picks remaining after they announced the signing of Jaire Alexander: